Ear for bucket bails



Dec. 3, 1929. cu s 1,738,042

EAR FOR BUCKET BAILS Filed Oct. 18, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 3, 1929. R. J. CURTIS EAR FOR BUCKET BAILS Filed Oct. 18, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 r w J H Patented Dec. 3, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROWLAND JOHN CURTIS, or DOVER, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TH EEEvEs MANUFACTUR- me COMPANY, or :oovEE, 0111p, A conronerron or OHIO EAR FOR BUCKET BAILS Application filed October 18, 1927. Serial No. 2556,5303.

The invention relates to ears for the bails of buckets, pails, cans and the like, and more particularly to a stamped split ear.

It is common practice to attach the bail to buckets and the like by means of ears riveted or otherwise connected to the bucket. There are three general types of such ears in common use, namely: butterfly or stamped ears, stamped forged ears, and cast malleable ears.

The butterfly or stamped cars can be produced at a cost of about fifty per cent of that of the stamped forged or malleable cast ears but do not have the strength of these two lat ter types of cars and owing to their construction and shape, they greatly detract from the appearance of the finished bucket or pail.

The stamped forged ears, while having a better appearance than the butterfly ears, are not as strong as the malleable ears, although the cost is substantially the same, namely about twice that of the butterfly ears.

The objects of the improvement are to pro vide an car which may be produced in two stamping and forming operations and which will have the strength and appearance of a malleable cast ear, while at the same time, it can be produced for about one-half the cost of the malleable cast ear or of the stamped forged ear.

The above and other objects may be attained by forming a sheet metal stamping having perforate legs for attachment to the body of the bucket by rivets or the like, and provided with two continuous or complete ring portions adapted to be bent together to form a complete ring or eye to receive one end of the bail.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bucket provided with the improved stamped split ear for attaching the bail;

Fig. 2, a front or outside elevation of the blank from which the ear is formed;

Fig. 3, a rear or inside elevation of the same;

Fig. 4:, a front elevation of the completed stamped split ear;

Fig. 5, a side elevation of the same, and

Fig. 6, a bottom elevation of the ear.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The sheet metal bucket, which may be of any usual and well known design, is indi cated at 1. This bucket may be provided at diametrically opposite points upon its sides with the scams 2. The usual bail 3 is shown provided with eyes or hooks f for engagement with the ears to which the invention pertains.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, the blank from which the ear is made is illus trated, Fig. 2 showing the front or outside of the blank and Fig. 3 the rear or inside thereof.

This blank comprises the lower inverted V-shaped portion having the two diverging legs 5 each provided with apertures 6 for the reception of rivets or the like as indicated at 7.

The central. portion of this V-shaped body maybe grooved as shown at 8 to accommodate the seam 2 of the bucket.

At the apex of this ii-shaped body is provided a pair of outwardly extending eontinuous rings or eyes 9, one being formed at each side of the center. These eyes or rings are (.Ollfl't'VWCOHVOX, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.

In the second and final operation the two eyes or rings 9 are brought together in the central vertical plane of the ear as best shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the apex portion of the V-shaped body at the connection of the ey or rings 9 with the body being bent or formed as indicated at 10, providing a strong and durable ear.

The two eyes or rings 9 fit tightly together as best shown in Figs. at and 5, producing a substantially tight joint between the same as indicated at 11.

When the ear is galvanized, this joint is substantially covered with the galvanizing solution, giving the appearance of a forged eye or Hug.

From the above it will be obvious that a strong and durable ear is provided which has substantially the same strength as the cast malleable ear and can be produced for about one-half the cost thereof.

This improved ear is stronger than the stamped forged ear andhas a much better appearance than the same and can be produced for about one-half of the cost thereof.

' 5 As compared with the ordinary stamped or butterfly ear, the improved ear is much stronger and has a much better appearance and the cost of producing the improved ear is no more than the cost of producing the stamped butterfly ear owing to the reduced number of operations for producing the stamped split ear.

I claim:

1. An ear for bucket bails, including a body portion for attachment to a bucket and the like provided With a side seam, and a pair of integral eyes folded together at a right angle to the normal plane of the body portion, the body portion having a vertical groove for receiving said side seam.

2. An ear for bucket bails, including a body portion for attachment to a bucket andthelike provided With a side seam, and a pair of integral concavo-conveX eyes folded together at a right angle to the normal plane of the body portion, the body portion having a vertical groove for receiving said side seam.

.8. An ear for bucket bails, including a V- shaped body portion for attachment to a bucket and the like provided with a side seam, and a pair of integral eyes folded together at a right angle to the normal plane of the body portion, the body portion having a vertical groove for receiving said side seam.

4. An ear for bucket bails, including a V- shaped body portion for attachment to a bucket and the like provided With a side seam,

' and a pair of integral concavo-convex eyes folded together at a right angle to the normal 4e plane of the body portion the body portion having a vertical groove for receiving said side seam.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name. v

ROWLAND JOHN CURTIS. 

